Secretary of the Devil's Castle

Chapter 65 Inside the Curtain

"Ah, you're back, little Fatalia."

The car sent by Viscount Sharp stopped in a village, and Favna led Fatalia out of the carriage, just in time to bump into an old woman sitting at the door with a cane, she smiled and greeted Fatalia. He said hello, and Fatalia gave her a skirt ceremony in a proper manner, "Good day, Grandma Marty, you look good today."

The old woman known as Grandma Mattie laughed twice, and then said: "You little girl, what kind of etiquette are you talking about to my old lady? It's not at Viscount Sharp's house, oh yes, Fatalia You have a very good relationship with Miss Patty, and you also went to her place as a guest today? Ouch, no wonder there is a sense of extravagance, did you learn from Miss Patty?"

Fatalia scratched her cheek and replied: "Well, I actually went there yesterday, but I stayed at Patty's house for one night, and I just came back today, and I talked a lot with my brother."

"Is that so? Your brother was a pretty good hunter. He was lucky to be favored by the lord. Although he doesn't have a title, a knight is also a nobleman, right? Ouch, it's really enviable. That little brat in my family is I don’t have this blessing anymore, and I don’t know where I have gone now, leaving only me as a bad old woman.”

Mattie pursed her lips, and said cheerfully, but her tone always seemed a little lonely, Fatalia thought for a moment, and then said: "Grandma Mattie, why don't you come to our house for dinner today Right? It’s nothing to make one more person’s rations.”

Although Fatalia's expression was still indifferent, her tone still showed some concern, but after hearing this, Mattie shook her head, stood up with her hands on her knees, and then picked up the crutches she had placed by the wall , walked into the house, "Forget it, this year's harvest is not very good. Although your family has an older brother who works with the lord, you should pay attention to it. The winter is very cold, and it is difficult."

Seeing the back of Grandma Mattie walking into the house, Fatalia shook her head, and also pushed open the door of her own house. With a soft creak, the nest of her, Favna, and Tan En was released. appeared in front of her.

The house is not big, with two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a bathroom specially prepared for Fatalia. After all, she loves to be clean. For this, Tan specially cut down a few more trees to expand the space. Take a look at the area of ​​this wooden house.

There was a square wooden table in the middle of the living room. The table was wiped clean, because it was only a little over a day since Fatalia and the others left, and it hadn't had much time to get dusty, but Favna wiped the table diligently .

There are four chairs beside the table, but only two are used now. There is also a skull of a beast hanging on the wall. It is said that it is the head of a magic wolf, which was killed by Tan En when he was hunting. , and then specially sent someone to clean up the skull of the magic wolf and hang it at home as a souvenir, and it was also because of it that Tan En was chosen as a knight by the lord for his strength, and the magic wolf was also sold for a good price , so that their family became the richest family in the village.

"Huh, these clothes are really comfortable to wear."

Fatalia tugged at the solemn black long dress, then went into her room with Favna and took it off, put it away carefully, and then changed into civilian clothes that fit her identity. Favna saw She leaned against the door and said, "Fatalia, you can wear it all the time if you like."

"This……"

After hearing this, Fatalia glanced at the dress a little moved, but still shook her head and replied calmly: "No, sister. After all, it's not something I should wear. It's okay to wear it for a while as a guest at the lord's house." Well, let’s forget it usually, and the clothes are quite difficult to wash.”

"is it?"

Favna tilted her head, then glanced at the maid outfit on her body, thought about it and took it off, and was about to change into the clothes she usually wears, "It's true, but my clothes are relatively easy to wash. "

Seeing Favna take off her clothes suddenly, revealing her graceful body, Fatalia's face froze immediately, then she turned her head silently, not daring to look at it, because she just felt that her mind was a little confused.

Calm down, Fatalia, that's your sister.

Taking a deep breath, Fatalia patted her cheek hard, forced herself to calm down, and then turned her head to look at Favna, only to see that the latter had already changed her clothes and was putting away the maid outfit. When I got up, I felt a little disappointment in my heart, and then I quickly shook my head to get rid of this weird thought, lying on the bed and said: "Sister, what are you eating today?"

Favna didn't notice Fatalia's abnormality, she just tied her hair into a ponytail with a hair tie, and said, "Boiled potatoes and salty soup."

"No meat..."

Fatalia buried her face on the bed in frustration, and Favna said helplessly: "There is no way, although the family has some spare money, but it has not reached the point where there is a lot of meat, that is the privilege of nobles .”

"Privilege?"

Sighing again, Fatalia sat up from the bed, she had a strange feeling for no reason, as if there was a strange sense of separation, but she quickly put this thought behind her and stretched Standing up again, he opened the door and walked out, "Then sister, I'm going out for a walk."

Favna poked her head out of the kitchen, "Alright, remember to come back early, lunch will be ready soon."

"understood."

Fatalia waved her hand and disappeared outside the door. Seeing this, Favna shook her head, and then skillfully started cooking with her own memory. She subconsciously reached out to touch the seasoning, but she only grabbed a handful. "well?"

Favna looked at the seasoning box with some doubts. There was only a small bag of salt and some wild vegetables that could be used as seasonings everywhere. Why did she feel that something was missing?

But soon, she shook her head, took the small bag of salt, put it into the soup with the wild vegetables, and then added some grains of wheat to it, and the potatoes were cooked early.

Fatalia trotted all the way, passed through the village, and then ran along the main road to the mountain on the edge of the territory. This mountain is the dividing line between the Sharpe Territory and the Neighborhood Territory. It does not belong to anyone. A place where hunting is common.

"Although I haven't tried hunting, it should still be possible to catch a rabbit, right?"

Clenching her fists, Fatalia's eyes flickered, and she pulled herself together to pay attention to the abnormal noises in the woods.

The jungle is not quiet, the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves, the sound of birds flapping their wings, and the whimpering of unknown little animals, these subtle sounds are extremely conspicuous in Fatalia's ears.

She closed her eyes, breathing gradually became lighter, and quietly waited for a suitable prey to appear. She also held a stone in her hand, which became a good weapon.

rustle--!

Fatalia's eyes opened suddenly, with a scarlet gleam, and then she turned into a phantom and rushed towards the low bush that made the movement, but she was startled by the speed , stopped quickly.

"what's the situation……?"

Fatalia looked at her feet in a daze, and the little beast in the bush had already sensed the danger approaching, and ran away immediately. At this time, Fatalia just realized that she could only look Looking at the little beast that had already run away, he said angrily, "What?"

In the end, Fatalia still failed to catch the rabbit. After all, Favna told her to go home early. Fatalia has always been a good child, but then again, why should she be a good child?

Fatalia supported her forehead subconsciously, and she felt an inexplicable sense of separation again.

"Where did you go?"

After returning home, Favna was already standing at the door waiting. Fatalia slowed down when she saw Favna's figure, leaned over cautiously, and then coughed twice, "Marshan. "

Then Fatalia felt a pain in her forehead, and couldn't help squatting down covering her forehead.

Favna withdrew the hand she had just flicked towards Fatalia's forehead, and said lightly: "Don't go to such a dangerous place by yourself, go take a shower, and prepare to eat after the shower."

"Now? Shouldn't it be a bath at night?"

"You just went to Mount Marl just now. But it's okay to wash at night, and I'll be with you, just to save some water."

"……I'll go."

……

"call……"

Fatalia sat on the bench in the bathroom, then took off her clothes, and climbed into the big wooden barrel from the wooden ladder beside her. The slightly hot water was just right for her, and soon her milk was like milk. Her fair skin was stained with a blush, and there were a few beads of sweat on her forehead, and her flushed cheeks looked extremely attractive. Until then, she sighed in satisfaction.

She was sitting in a wooden barrel, with only her head protruding from the water, and even her chin was buried in the water. Her soft, fluffy white long hair was also immersed in the water and spread out on the water surface. Fatalia looked at the The long white hair on the water surface thought for a while, stretched out her hand to gather her hair, and then placed it outside the barrel. At this moment, she noticed her arm and couldn't help being taken aback.

"This is……"

Fatalia looked at her smooth and fair skin, and frowned slightly. She stretched out her hand and tried to pinch it. The hand was soft, and it felt as smooth as it looked. It even has a slight fragrance.

After being silent for a while, she stretched out her hand to stroke her hair again, and it was smooth, without the roughness that ordinary people should have.

Fatalia narrowed her eyes, stood up from the barrel and climbed out, wiped her body a little, and then put on the clothes again. As she expected, it should be the one she wore most often in her memory Clothes, however, have a strange feeling.

It's this sense of fragmentation again, there is indeed something...something wrong.

Fatalia stroked her chin, carefully recalling every detail in her memory, and then paced in this house that carried many memories of her, Valrhona and Tan En, and Valrhona was a little puzzled Looking at Fatalia, she didn't know why Fatalia, who was always reincarnated like a hungry ghost, ignored the food on the table, but she still didn't interrupt Fatalia's thinking.

Fatalia's scarlet eyes kept looking around, carefully observing every corner of the room, and then she walked into her and Favna's room, first opened the closet, and then looked at her own in the closet. The dress and Favna's maid outfit frowned, then looked back at the bed, then thought of something, threw herself on the bed and took a deep breath.

Sure enough... the bed didn't smell much.

Exhaling lightly, Fatalia straightened her body again. She has confirmed that there is indeed a problem with her memory.

Improper etiquette, abnormal speed, physical condition that does not match the status of a commoner, and there is no trace left by me on the bed even though it is my own house, I have unreasonable thoughts about my sister since childhood, and my memory is somewhat It's too clear, and many subtle details are imprinted in my mind, but the most worthy of my own attention has been ignored.

"Fatalia...Keynes."

Fatalia finally said her surname at this moment, and it was also at this time that she discovered the connection between her name and the name of the empire, "Keynes."

She held her forehead, and a gleam flashed in her eyes. Although she still didn't know exactly what happened and who she was, at this moment she had confirmed that she was definitely not the ordinary civilian in her memory.

No commoner dared to use the name of the empire as his surname.

The so-called brother and sister are also fake.

In memory, the three of them were orphans, and they happened to get together and live together, but now it seems that the authenticity of this memory can be questioned.

Then the next question is... who exactly tampered with her memory?When is it again?

And who arranged this home?

Not only that, judging from the memory, the three of them should have lived in this village since they were young. First of all, it can be determined that this is impossible, which means that the memory of everyone in the entire village has been modified. , who has such great ability?

Fatalia frowned tightly. She felt that she might have realized that this was an illusion, but she was unable to reach the truth. She knew that her identity and memory were false, but she didn't know how to find herself. Authentic memories and identities.

Wait...that unusual speed!

Fatalia's eyes lit up, and the speed of ordinary people would not be so exaggerated. The only explanation is that she is not an ordinary person, so if she is not an ordinary person, there must be some kind of power hidden in her body, and the speed of this power If you wake up, you may have a chance to break the curtain!

Her heart beat suddenly, some ominous shadows emerged from the depths of her soul, and began to eat away at the intruding strangeness.

Fatalia swayed and almost fell to the ground, and the world in her eyes instantly fell and turned into darkness.

(Hiss, I feel like we can arrange it better, but I can't think of it anyway)

(still inexperienced)

Chapter 66 Desire manifests

Boundless darkness enveloped the whole world. Fatalia tried to open her eyes wide, but she couldn't see anything, as if only herself actually existed.

Fatalia didn't feel down-to-earth, and a sense of weightlessness enveloped her, but soon this bad situation changed.

She stepped on something again, followed by a sense of dizziness that Fatalia couldn't help closing her eyes, and when she opened them again, a vast and boundless space appeared in her field of vision.

It seems to be night here, the night covers the sky, but there is no moon, and the bright stars have replaced the moon as the only light source between heaven and earth, and because of the absence of the moon, they are much brighter than usual.

Countless stars are inlaid on the pitch-black night like precious stones, flickering slightly, this scene is familiar to Fatalia, she was stunned for a while, and then suddenly remembered that the night sky was exactly what Ender had shown her. Except that there is no double moon, it is exactly the same, and it is even more shocking.

Under the feet is the endless water surface. The completely flat water surface is slightly rippling under the breeze, reflecting the stars in the sky, but it is completely unclear what is under the water surface. It seems to be just endless water. Yes, and did not provide Fatalia with a foothold.

Fatalia's attention shifted to herself. She was wearing a white nightgown, and she stepped in the water with her bare feet. The water just covered her feet. Obviously there was nothing under the water, but Fatalia Liya seemed to be stepping on something soft and slippery, but full of elasticity, and【|

Taking a deep breath, Fatalia regained her composure. Although she didn't know where she was, her memory had been completely recovered, and it was clear that the abnormality...appeared in Viscount Sharp's castle. .

Fatalia carefully recalled every detail of what she experienced with Viscount Sharp, and then frowned tightly, because she couldn't remember what caused their memory to be abnormal, and Viscount Sharp was able to modify Tan Eun's memory?That is a powerhouse of the twelfth rank, how could his memory be modified so easily? !

Viscount Sharp, what exactly has he mastered?

Just as Fatalia was frowning and thinking, there was a clear sound of treading water not far away. She was startled, and quickly raised her head to look at the source of the sound, only to see a figure suddenly appearing on the originally empty water.

"that's me?"

The long white slightly curly hair is loose and fluffy around the waist, the brown horn protruding from the hair is bent into a weird arc and points forward, the scarlet eyes are shining with a nasty light, the red-rimmed glasses are on the face, and the corner of the mouth is hanging. With a mocking smile, wearing the black evening dress that Fatalia attended the banquet for the first time, stepping on the water with bare feet, and what is even more surprising is that she is in a state of great sin, only the details on the pattern are in line with the Fata Liya is slightly different, the pattern on her body is covered by clothes and cannot be seen, but the pattern on her face does not stop at the corner of her mouth, but on one side of her cheek is connected to a ring with only half of it, and in the center of the ring is a dark Round, she stuck out her tongue, the black ring on her tongue enclosing a circle pattern was clearly visible.

I saw that the mockery on her face was even worse, and then she said: "Hello, Fatalia~"

Fatalia took a step back subconsciously, the splashed ripples spread out, and swayed directly at the feet of the person who was exactly like her on the opposite side, and then Fatalia asked, "Who are you?"

"Who am I? Good question!"

The man turned around, and then appeared in front of Fatalia in an instant, startling her, and said almost face-to-face: "I am your desire, and here is your inner world."

Fatalia took a few steps back again, and then looked at the man in amazement, "My...desire? And you said this is my inner world?"

"That's right."

The girl who claimed to be Fatalia Desire nodded with a smile, and continued: "Because of the particularity of the big sin, every big sin will have an incarnation of desire condensed like me in the heart, but... it's probably not the time for you to come to the inner world Come on, that period of intruding consciousness really caused me a lot of trouble."

Fatalia was still vigilant. She looked at the girl and said, "Why should I trust you? I'm not sure if my memory has fully returned to normal."

"laugh!"

The girl laughed out loud as if she had heard something funny. Fatalia frowned at the belly laughing girl. After all, the girl had the same face as hers, but she didn't have such a rich expression.

Soon, the girl stopped laughing and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "I'm sorry, sorry, I can't bear it anymore. It's not that you can't be sure whether your memory has returned to normal, right? You just use this name, Question my identity. Well, it's something you can do. But, the connection between us can't be faked, right?"

The girl spread her arms, and faced Fatalia's scrutiny with a completely defenseless attitude, and Fatalia also somewhat felt that she was indeed connected with the girl in front of her who looked exactly like her .

Fatalia sighed, let go of her vigilance and looked directly at the girl's cheek, "Tell me what's going on."

"Humph……"

The girl made a nasal sound, raised a nasty curve at the corner of her mouth, pretended to nod her lips, looked at Fatalia mockingly and said, "Where should I start? Your past life, or your present life?"

Fatalia's expression remained unchanged, she looked at the girl calmly, waiting for her answer, when she saw the girl curled her lips bored, "It's boring, it's really boring, boring inner world, boring people, overly rational people like me The incarnation of this kind of desire is really incompatible. Well, then I will tell you directly, I am a by-product of the identity of a great sin, and for you, it is also a trial to truly become a major sin, and it is the condensation of all your desires, including There are things that can pass the trial and things that cannot pass the trial, all in all, it is another you that is controlled purely by desire."

Fatalia: "...well, what then?"

"...You guys are really boring!"

Hearing Fatalia's words without any emotional fluctuations, the girl's eyes twitched, she stomped her feet angrily, then she couldn't help but sighed and continued: "I have always existed in your inner world—ah, this kind of Things are only available to you when you come to this world. Frankly speaking, my purpose itself is to occupy your body and replace your consciousness. I am the part of your soul that represents desire. My job is to expand desire to engulf you. soul, let you become a puppet controlled by desire. Unfortunately, I have given up on this idea."

"give up?"

Fatalia raised her eyebrows, "Why?"

"Because your bastard's desire is too weak!"